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Brandon Meriweather’s two-game suspension for a helmet-first tackle in Washington’s exhibition
loss at Baltimore has hit the veteran safety hard in the wallet and compromised the Redskins’
defense at the start of the regular season.

But the ramifications might even more far-reaching, giving veteran NFL players one more reason
to avoid exhibition games altogether.

Washington free safety Ryan Clark said that veterans need to weigh the risk of playing in the
preseason — not just because of the risk of injury, but also the risk of five- and six-figure fines
and suspensions.

Cornerback DeAngelo Hall announced on social media that he won’t play another exhibition game.
He restated the vow in an interview with the
Washington Post this week.

“It gives you something to think about, definitely,” Hall said of the punishment meted out to
Meriweather. “Personally, I don’t need preseason games, so I’m just going to go as hard as I can in
practice, knowing I’m not going to play in a game, and get my work done that way. I don’t plan on
playing in any more games.”